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31/07/2019

Ploughing with Passion: World Ploughing Championship on Continental Tires

Hanover/Minnesota, July 31, 2019. The summer sun is burning in the bright blue sky above the fields of Minnesota. The smell of recently harvested hay and grain still fills the air. The continuous purring of engines breaks the silence. Stubble and grass are being turned into furrows so straight that you might think they had been drawn by a ruler.

08/07/2019

Partnership with John Deere: Continental Receives OE Approval for Agricultural Tires

Hanover/Fort Mill, July 8, 2019. Effective immediately, the John Deere 6MC, 6RC, 6M and 6R mid-sized tractor product lines will also be available with Continental Tractor70 and Tractor85 tires. The OE approval for 30 different sizes of agricultural tires was issued after a comprehensive audit of the Continental plant in the Portuguese town of Lousado, where the tires are manufactured. Following a partnership agreement, the leading technology company Continental is further expanding its business as an original equipment supplier in the agricultural sector.

05/06/2019

General Tire Trac and General Tire Smooth: Continental introduces General Tire press-on-bands

Fort Mill, June 5, 2019. General Tire, a brand of Continental, is launching a new line of press-on-band tires in the U.S. and Canada. Two tires are being introduced, the General Tire Trac and the General Tire Smooth, both of which complement the full product range of Continental branded material handling tires currently offered in these markets.

Southwest Ground Support Equipment Supplier of the Year Award

31/05/2019

Continental named Ground Support Equipment Supplier of the Year by Southwest Airlines

Fort Mill, May 31, 2019. Continental has been named the 2018 Supplier of the Year for ground support equipment by Southwest Airlines. The award was presented at the annual Southwest Airlines Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN in April and accepted by Continental’s Commercial Specialty Tire team.

25/03/2019

ContiLogger: Continental Consults Its OTR Customers Using Tire and Vehicle Telemetry

Hanover/Munich, March 25, 2019. Continental is taking yet another stride toward servitization at this year’s bauma, which takes place from April 8–14 in Munich. The technology company is presenting its new ContiLogger consultancy concept, which incorporates tires, hardware, software and data in an innovative service concept. This allows Continental to link end customer and Continental expertise even more closely.

19/03/2019

Continental Widens Its Product Offering for Rigid Dump Trucks with Cut-Resistant Compound for RDT-Master

Hanover/Fort Mill, March 19, 2019. Continental is further extending its tire portfolio for the earthmoving industry. The technology company recently launched a new compound for its RDT-Master for the use on Rigid Dump Trucks. The cut-resistant compound was developed for rough and abrasive applications where tires have to withstand sharp gravel, rocks and stones.

Shawn Rasey, the director of global business development for earthmover tires at Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST).

18/02/2019

Continental’s Shawn Rasey to Give Keynote Speech at the 2019 Tire Industry Association Off-the-Road Conference

Fort Mill, February 18, 2019. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced that the keynote speaker for the 2019 Off-the-Road (OTR) Conference will be Shawn Rasey, Continental’s director of global business development for earthmover tires.

Continental announces new 10-year agriculture tire warranty.

13/02/2019

Continental Announces 10-Year Agriculture Tire Warranty

Fort Mill, February 13, 2019. Continental has announced a new industry-leading agricultural tire warranty in the United States and Canada offering customers up to 10 years of coverage from the date of purchase.

15/01/2019

Continental Appoints Reinhard Klant as New Earthmoving Product Line Manager

Hanover/Fort Mill, January 15, 2019. Continental has appointed Reinhard Klant as the new Earthmoving product line manager for Commercial Specialty Tires (CST).

18/10/2018

TeleMaster: Continental and JLG Sign Supply Agreement for Telehandlers

Hanover/Fort Mill, October 18, 2018. Technology company Continental and manufacturer of lift equipment JLG have just signed a supply agreement naming Continental the solid tire provider for JLG’s telehandlers for the next five years. During this period, Continental's TeleMaster is given priority as the solid tire for all JLG telehandlers manufactured and sold.

Dr. Christiane Pfeiffer

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